As Andrea loves modeling since aged 13 her mom shared her daughter’s story with photographers and modeling agencies

The photographer Gerardo Garmendia made her a stunning session that after being shared by the girl has been shared in social media 100,000 times

Andrea Sierra Salazar is a 17-year-old high school student from Texas who was diagnosed with stage 2 nodular scleroses Hodgkin lymphoma, but she didn’t let her hopes get destroyed, instead of this she embraced of her loss of hair, in a series of seriously stunning model photos.

Andrea has had to spend a lot of time out of school because of her hospital treatments, so her mom suggested that she uses the spare time to make the most of modeling – a hobby she has loved since the age of 13.

“I see all these little girls, and you can see it in their faces that they lose all confidence in themselves"

“I want them to know that your hair or your physical attributes doesn’t define who you are – what really matters is your inner beauty, the way you treat others, and if you’re a kind person, that shows through.”

Andrea also wants to show people around the world that nothing should stop you following your dreams. “Cancer shouldn’t stop you from doing what you love,” she said. “I want [people] to know that they’re beautiful on the inside, and I want to be an inspiration to them.”